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New International Version

Genesis 23

TNIV 1
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
NIV 1
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
TNIV 2
She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
NIV 2
She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
TNIV 3
Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
NIV 3
Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
TNIV 4
"I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.
NIV 4
"I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.
TNIV 5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
NIV 5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
TNIV 6
"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
NIV 6
"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
TNIV 7
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
NIV 7
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
TNIV 8
He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
NIV 8
He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
TNIV 9
so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."
NIV 9
so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."
TNIV 10
Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
NIV 10
Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
TNIV 11
"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
NIV 11
"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
TNIV 12
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
NIV 12
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
TNIV 13
and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."
NIV 13
and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."
TNIV 14
Ephron answered Abraham
NIV 14
Ephron answered Abraham
TNIV 15
"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."
NIV 15
"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."
TNIV 16
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
NIV 16
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
TNIV 17
So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded
NIV 17
So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded
TNIV 18
to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
NIV 18
to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
TNIV 19
Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
NIV 19
Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
TNIV 20
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
NIV 20
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

New International Version

Genesis 23

NIV 1
Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
NIV 2
She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
NIV 3
Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
NIV 4
"I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.
NIV 5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
NIV 6
"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
NIV 7
Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
NIV 8
He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
NIV 9
so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."
NIV 10
Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
NIV 11
"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
NIV 12
Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
NIV 13
and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."
NIV 14
Ephron answered Abraham
NIV 15
"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."
NIV 16
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
NIV 17
So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded
NIV 18
to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
NIV 19
Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
NIV 20
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.